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Midwest Region Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Midwest has _____ different growing regions.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

2.

Which crops are mainly grown in the Central Plains?

a)

wheat and flour

b)

cattle and dairy

c)

soybeans and corn

d)

corn and wheat

3.

_______ is mainly grown in the Great Plains.

a)

Corn

b)

Wheat

c)

Soybeans

d)

Flour

4.

Which of the following is a non-agricultural resource?

a)

wheat

b)

iron ore

c)

berries

d)

cattle

5.

Select the TWO major rivers that flow through the Midwest.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Illinois River

c)

Midwest River

d)

Missouri River

6.

______ formed the Great Lakes by moving across the land and formed the deep pits.

a)

Glaciers

b)

Cattle

c)

Port

d)

People

7.

What is another non-agricultural resource?

a)

dairy

b)

eggs

c)

coal

d)

dairy

8.

When glaciers melted and filled pits in the ground, they formed the ________.

a)

Great Land

b)

Great Pits

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Great Goo Lagoon

9.

The Midwest landscape is made up of plains area and it is between two ___________.

a)

mountain ranges

b)

rivers

c)

lakes

10.

The St. Lawrence Seaway connected the Great Lakes and the ___________ ocean.

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

United States

d)

Atlantic

11.

The connection between the Great Lakes and Atlantic led to a large _____________ in trade in the Midwest's shipping cities.

a)

decrease

b)

increase

12.

The larger numbers of settlers to the Midwest in the 1800s forced the _________ to leave their ancestral lands due to the settlers and U.S government.

a)

Native Americans

b)

Native Europeans

c)

Native Indians

d)

Native Settlers

13.

Many immigrants moved to Midwestern cities in the last 1800s because ______ made it a good location for fatories.

a)

interstate highways

b)

hubs

c)

ports

d)

waterways

14.

People used the Midwest environment to their advantage because of the region's abundant ______.

a)

fish

b)

cattle

c)

birds

d)

wheat

15.

Immigrants and others went to find work in _________.

a)

fields

b)

ships

c)

factories

d)

rivers

16.

This agricultural resource was important to the economies of both Native Americans and European settlers.

a)

cattle

b)

berries

c)

fish

d)

soybeans

17.

Select the Great Lakes.

a)

Lake Lagoon

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Lake Erie

e)

Lake Superior

18.

Which best describes the climate of the Midwest?

a)

hot and dry

b)

wet and humid

c)

mild winters and cool summers

d)

cold winters and hot summers